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Suit says Meta board ‘turned blind eye’ to human trafficking

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- A shareholder lawsuit filed late Monday accuses board members of Instagram and Facebook parent…

Joking Biden teases 2024 run at arts awards ceremony

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Joe Biden used an arts awards ceremony Tuesday -- where one honoree was an…

Ghost lake set to reappear as California hit again by rain

by Patrick T. FALLON Agence France-Presse CORCORAN, United States (AFP) -- A lake that dried up 80 years ago looked…

Video shows US police piling on man who died at mental hospital

Disturbing video footage released Tuesday shows the death of a 28-year-old Black man as he was being admitted to a…

Saudi releases US citizen imprisoned for critical tweets: son

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- A US citizen sentenced to 19 years in a Saudi prison for social media…

Trump to be arrested? US girds for drama

by Peter HUTCHISON Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- New York police tightened security Monday ahead of a…

Indian state extends internet ban in hunt for Sikh separatist

AMRITSAR, India (AFP) -- Indian authorities extended a mobile internet blackout across a state of about 30 million people on…

Biden signs law declassifying US intel on Covid origin

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Joe Biden on Monday signed into law a bill requiring the release of…

20 years after US invasion, war-scarred Iraq faces uncertain future

by Ammar Karim Agence France-Presse BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Iraq on Monday marks 20 years since the start of the…

Trump says expecting ‘arrest’ on Tuesday, calls for protests

  New York, United States | AFP | Saturday 3/18/2023 by Nicolas REVISE Former US President Donald Trump said he…

TikTok confirms US urged parting ways with ByteDance to dodge ban

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- TikTok confirmed Wednesday that US officials have recommended the popular video-sharing app part ways…

Russia calls on US to halt ‘hostile’ flights after collision

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia's ambassador to the United States on Wednesday called on Washington to stop "hostile" flights near…

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